A powerful early spring blizzard caused snow drifts up to 8 feet as well as closed schools...businesses and roads...including large sections of I-25 in southern Colorado.  Travelers were stranded at highways and airports until the storm subsided.  Some of the higher snow totals follow...please note that wind gusts up to 50 mph at times along with visibilities under 1/4 mile accompanied several of these snow totals.  7 inches of snow was noted at Thatcher and 4 miles to the northwest of Trinidad in Las Animas County...12 to 14 inches of snow occurred at Divide...Woodland Park...Black Forest...Beulah and 11 miles to the north-northeast of the Air Force Academy...18 to 20 inches of snow was measured at Colorado City...Monument and 6 miles to the north-northeast of downtown Colorado Springs...22 to 24 inches of snow covered the communties of Cuchara...La Veta and Rye...28 inches of snow visited Walsenburg...while 36 inches of snow fell approximately 18 miles to the southeast of Westcliffe.  Finally...the region around Rosita was inundated with up to 48 inches of snow.

Blizzard in TRINIDAD VICINITY / LOWER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN & WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT, COLORADO
From 10-APR-05 09:00:00 to 10-APR-05 23:30:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Blizzard in NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY / MONUMENT RIDGE / RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT, COLORADO
From 10-APR-05 05:00:00 to 10-APR-05 23:30:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Blizzard in COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY / SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY / RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT, COLORADO
From 10-APR-05 07:00:00 to 10-APR-05 23:30:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Blizzard in WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT, COLORADO
From 10-APR-05 06:00:00 to 10-APR-05 23:30:00 (MST)
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Blizzard in NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 & 11000 FT, COLORADO
From 10-APR-05 07:00:00 to 10-APR-05 23:30:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Blizzard in TELLER COUNTY / RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT / PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 & 11000 FT, COLORADO
From 10-APR-05 05:00:00 to 10-APR-05 23:30:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Blizzard in NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT, COLORADO
From 10-APR-05 06:00:00 to 10-APR-05 23:30:00 (MST)
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Blizzard in SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 & 11000 FT, COLORADO
From 10-APR-05 07:00:00 to 10-APR-05 23:30:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Blizzard in WESTCLIFFE VICINITY / WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT, COLORADO
From 10-APR-05 07:00:00 to 10-APR-05 23:30:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Blizzard in PUEBLO VICINITY / PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT, COLORADO
From 10-APR-05 08:00:00 to 10-APR-05 23:30:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Blizzard in WALSENBURG VICINITY / UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT, COLORADO
From 10-APR-05 08:00:00 to 10-APR-05 23:30:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Blizzard in CANON CITY VICINITY / EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO
From 10-APR-05 07:00:00 to 10-APR-05 23:30:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Blizzard in EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, COLORADO
From 10-APR-05 16:00:00 to 10-APR-05 23:30:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Blizzard in PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT, COLORADO
From 10-APR-05 04:00:00 to 10-APR-05 23:30:00 (MST)
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Blizzard in NORTHWEST FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT, COLORADO
From 10-APR-05 06:00:00 to 10-APR-05 23:30:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Blizzard in WEST / CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT, COLORADO
From 10-APR-05 06:00:00 to 10-APR-05 23:30:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Blizzard in WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 10000 FT, COLORADO
From 10-APR-05 06:00:00 to 10-APR-05 23:30:00 (MST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Blizzard in SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT, COLORADO
From 10-APR-05 06:00:00 to 10-APR-05 23:30:00 (MST)
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY